He lost all his millions in a scam and now faces ruin after a brilliant career in football.
Arda Turan, ex player from Barcelona and teammate of Leo Messiis broke after losing millions in a scam. His football career suffered a decline after his time at Barça. This story is one of many that shows how important it is to have financial education to manage money.
Turan, now a coach, revealed that he was the victim of a Million-dollar scam in Türkiyelosing all his money and effort accumulated over the years as a professional footballer. But the former midfielder did not suffer this adversity alone, as he, along with other footballers, such as Fernando Muslera, They reported having been scammed by the same person.
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Who is Arda Turan, the footballer who shared a club with Leo Messi and now lives in ruins?
Turan began his career at Atlético Madrid, where he made a big impression between 2011 and 2015. Thanks to his great performance on the pitch, Barcelona paid 34 million euros for his signinghoping to replicate his previous success. However, his time at Barça was less than brilliant and he never managed to establish himself in the team.
Despite his minor role, the Turkish native was part of five titles with Barça and shared the pitch with Lionel Messi in 46 matches. After leaving Barcelona in 2018, he returned to his country, but he did not recover the level he showed at Atlético de Madrid.
A year after retiring from professional football, Turan revealed that he was the victim of a scam by Seçil Erzan, a Bank manager in Istanbul. According to the midfielder, he invested all his savings, more than 13 million, in a fund believing that he could beg for that investment without imagining that it would leave him in ruin.
Source: Ambito
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